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Epidemics & Plagues by Richard Walker
"Kingfisher Knowledge" is a groundbreaking series for readers hungry for
information on today's hot topics. Lively, engaging text, packed with
information, accompanies stunning photographs that enhance each chapter.
Amazing, state-of-the-art digital artwork guides readers into the
fascinating heart of the subject. This learning adventure does not stop
there - information panels throughout lead the reader to further
discovery. Each chapter offers website links, book lists, places to
visit and career information. "Epidemics & Plagues" takes an
in-depth look at epidemics and plagues past and present, finding out
about the big killer diseases and what happens when they spread rapidly
and affect large numbers of people. It conveys the sad yet gripping
histories of the Black Death of 13th-century Europe, the Great Plague of
London, the devastating smallpox epidemics of 18th-century America and
the flu epidemic that followed the First World War. It peers under the
microscope at the agents that cause smallpox, influenza, cholera,
tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria, examines the science to find out why
they spread so quickly and what might be done to stop them. It also
looks at history and legend to get an idea of why people have always
been so frightened by the threat of epidemics and plagues.
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